Hacking

20 stories about Hacking
קובי שבתאי מפכ"ל ה משטרה

Move over NSO: Israeli police is paying private hackers to spy on citizens

19.01.22|Tomer Ganon
The police’s cyber division employs external hackers to collect intelligence on targets. The hackers don’t have security clearance, were not trained as police officers, and are exposed to extremely private and secret information
גיא קליזמן

The forgery and fraud history of the intelligence officer blacklisted by Meta

20.12.21|Tomer Ganon
Bluehawk, owned and founded by Guy Klisman, was among half a dozen companies called out by Facebook owner Meta for hacking or other abuses
משרדי NSO בערבה

Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group, saying U.S. citizens were targets

23.11.21|Reuters
The iPhone maker is the latest in a string of companies and governments to come after NSO, the maker of the Pegasus hacking tool that watchdog groups say targeted human rights workers and journalists
ריגול ממשלתי ניטור המוני פרטיות מצלמות מעקב 1

NSO's spyware used to target journalists' cell phones - reports

19.07.21|Reuters
According to the Guardian, the investigation suggested "widespread and continuing abuse" of the Israeli firm's hacking software, described as malware that infects smartphones to enable the extraction of messages, photos and emails; record calls; and secretly activate microphones
האקרים טורקים משתלטים על שיחת זום של יצרני החלב בישראל

No Bull: Turkish hackers crash Israeli cattle breeders association’s general assembly

15.02.21|Meir Orbach
Hackers infiltrated Zoom session waving flags and posting anti-Israel slogans
רועי שרייבר אקסנצ'ר כנס סייבר

“Hackers are lazy by nature. Our job is to make things as difficult as possible for them”

15.02.21|Elihay Vidal
Accenture Security’s Roee Schreiber speaks about the changes brought about by Covid-19 and the importance of transitioning to the cloud
עמרי שגב מויאל מנכ"ל Profero

As cyberattacks peak, so does the demand for Profero's services

13.02.21|Allon Sinai
The CEO of the Israeli cybersecurity startup, which specializes in helping companies address and manage the aftermath of a security breach, says it is turning people away as hackers take advantage of Covid-19 pandemic
האקר הגנת הפרטיות ערוץ פטנטים וקניין רוחני

Check Point reveals leap in cyberattacks on Israeli medical facilities toward end of 2020

06.01.21|Raphael Kahan
Medical facilities have become a target for cybercriminals during the pandemic; in Israel the figure stands particularly high at 813 attacks per week compared to global average of 620
האקר האקרים סייבר מחשב מחשבים טכנולוגיה טכנולוגי פריצה פריצות מטריקס גנב פושע

State-sponsored Chinese hackers turning to financially motivated attacks, Israeli researchers find

04.01.21|CTech
Cybersecurity companies Security Joes and Profero believe APT27 was responsible for attacks on major gaming companies
Israel is in the sights of hackers

Israel is the number one country on hackers’ target list, new study reveals

22.12.20|Raphael Kahan
Whether it be for geostrategic purposes or simply out of greed, hackers have Israel directly in their sights
A cyberattack on Israeli organizations

Amateur hackers are poking holes in Israel’s image as a cyber superpower

21.12.20|Raphael Kahan
Personal details of one of the country’s leading cyber professionals were exposed in the latest Iranian-linked breach of IAI’s Elta Systems
הכניסה לקמפוס התעשייה האווירית 1

Pay2Key hackers claim they breached IAI servers

20.12.20|Rapahel Kahan and Ynet
Major defense contractor is the most recent victim in a string of cyberattacks on Israeli companies
בראד סמית' נשיא מיקרוסופט

Microsoft president calls out Israel’s NSO Group, says it’s part of the reason for cyber-assault on U.S. government

18.12.20|Hagar Ravet
In a blog post, Brad Smith suggests Biden Administration should weigh in on a court case involving the Israeli cyber company
האקר האקרים סייבר מחשב מחשבים טכנולוגיה טכנולוגי פריצה פריצות מטריקס גנב פושע

Indications suggest that Iranians are behind a string of cyberattacks on Israeli companies

14.12.20|Raphael Kahan and Hagar Ravet
The nature of the hacks and the fact that no ransom requests were made strengthens the assessment that Iranian-linked hackers are involved
בניין שירביט

Despite hacking fiasco, Israeli government has gone back to conducting business with Shirbit

13.12.20|Tomer Hadar
Even after the insurance company’s system was hacked, and government employees’ private data was leaked, the government has decided to renew its tender with Shirbit
המרכז החדש של אינטל

Cyberattack on Intel: Hackers claim they breached the network of chipmaker Habana Labs

13.12.20|Raphael Kahan
Pay2key account posts images of breached materials on Twitter; attack seen as criminally motivated
האקר האקרים סייבר מחשב מחשבים טכנולוגיה טכנולוגי פריצה פריצות מטריקס גנב פושע

Cyber insurance prices on the rise as Covid-19 increases threat of hacks

09.12.20|Naomi Zoreff
The rising threat of being hacked has resulted in an increase of up to 50% in the price of cybersecurity insurance policies
רכבות חולפות תחנת רכבת סבידור

Alstom investing $7 million in Israeli rail cyber protection startup Cylus

09.12.20|Meir Orbach
The technology will be implemented first in the Tel Aviv metropolitan light rail system with a capacity of 200,000 passengers a day
מימין רותם אירם ו רומן יצקוביץ' מייסדי At Bay

Israel’s At-Bay raises $34 million for cyber insurance

08.12.20|Meir Orbach
“The significant raise we completed this year allows us to deepen our risk and security monitoring services,” says the company’s CRO
אבטחת מידע סייבר גלישה בטוחה מנעול

After cybersecurity attack, Israel reconsiders its tender with Shirbit insurance company

07.12.20|Amir Kurtz and Etai Aflalo
Shirbit is one of the leading vehicle insurance companies for government employees, but after its system was hacked and personal information made public, Israel is reconsidering renewing the contract